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Is jiffy a number?
it is a real fraction of time
What is an actual unit of time for 1100th of a second?
I assume 1/100 because 1/1100 I have never heard of. 1/100 would be a centisecond.
What exactly is a jiffy?
AnswerThe term has several different meanings depending on context:Some people use it to mean a very short time, usually with arbitrary and undefined value.In electronics, a jiffy is the time between cycles of alternating current, 1/50 or 1/60 seconds for most countries (the inverse of the frequency).In physics, a jiffy is the time taken for light to travel a set distance; one definition is the distance of one fermi, 10-15 metres. Here a jiffy is around 3 x 10-29 seconds. It is also used to mean the Planck time, which is the time light takes to travel one Planck length.In computing, a jiffy is the duration of one tick in the system timer interrupter. Most jiiffys/jiffies here would be between 1 and 10 milliseconds (milli- is one thousandth).Many people also believe that it is one centisecond (centi- means one hundredth), and use it as such.
What is the actual unit of time for one one hundredth of a second?
One thousandth of a second is a millisecond. Ten milliseconds = 1/100th of a second. Also called a 'centisecond'.
What are the units for speed and acceleration?
Speed . . . Any unit of length or distance/any unit of time Acceleration . . . Any unit of speed/any unit of time
What is the actual unit of time equivalent to one hundredth of a second?
According to the SI system of units, such that one hundredth of a metre is equal to a centimetre, one hundredth of a second is equal to a centisecond. An alternate name, and the original meaning of this term in relation to time measurement, is a jiffy.
How long is a jiffy in the measurement of time?
A jiffy is the time it takes for light to travle 1centominer or about 33.3 pictoseconds in time.
How quick is a jiffy?
a jiffy is a 100th of a second. Correction: a jiffy is 16.7 milliseconds, approximately 1/60th of a second. In computers, a jiffy is 55 ms (1/18 sec). This is the length of a time sharing block of time on DOS and Windows computers.
What does in a jippy mean?
In a jippy means "Ill be there in a moment." or"Ill be there in a minute." The actual expression is "in a jiffy". Because it refers to something quick, it is used by the Jiffy-lube company.
Is jiffy a number?
it is a real fraction of time
What is the origin of the word jiffy?
"Jiffy" comes from the Latin origin "Jife" meaning an infinitely small period of time.
How long is a jiffy in computer engineering?
It's the length of time it takes for "one tick" of the system timer interrupt. This is basically determined by the system clock speed, but there are some other factors that will affect the actual duration of the "jiffy" in this application.
How long a period of time is a 'jiffy'?
It is a short but unspecified amount of time.
How long is jiffy?
It is a short but unspecified period of time.
How long a period of time is a jiffy?
i believe that it is .0001
How much time does a jiffy take up?
tommorw.
What is a jiffy of a fraction of a second?
There is no formal definition of a jiffy. In electronics, it can refer to the period of the alternating current cycle. In most countries, the AC supply is at 50 or 60 Hz so that a jiffy is 1/50 or 1/60 of a second.
